Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak is alive and well, Zimbabwe Cricket confirmed on Wednesday.
Zimbabwe Cricket said that they are “relieved to confirm that Heath Streak, the former cricket legend, is very much alive and well”.
Earlier, Streak’s former teammate Henry Olonga said late on Tuesday that the former all-rounder had passed away aged 49.
"Sad news coming through that Heath Streak has crossed to the other side. RIP Zimbabwe cricket legend," Olonga said on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
"The greatest all-rounder we produced. It was a pleasure playing with you."
Olonga later deleted the post and shared a new update about Streak being alive.
Streak, who was the all-time leading Test wicket-taker for his country, has been undergoing treatment for cancer.
The all-rounder bagged 216 wickets and scored 1,990 runs in 65 Tests between 1993-2005. He also featured in 189 one-day internationals, scoring 2,943 runs and claiming 239 wickets.
After bringing the curtain down on his career, Streak served as the head coach of Bangladesh while also serving as the bowling coach of twice Indian Premier League champions Kolkata Knight Riders.
In 2021, he was banned for eight years from all forms of cricket after admitting breaches of the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption code. He took "full responsibility" for his actions but said he was never involved in any attempts to fix matches.